Clothes-drier



(Nomodel.)

S. M. PRICE 8a J-. F'. KLAISS. CLOTHES DRIBR.

No. 488,885. Patented Deo. 28.1891.

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oLoTHE PATENT OFFICE..

KLAISS, OF BLOOMVILLE, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,885, dated December 29, 1891..

Serial No. 386,248. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that we, SARAH M. PRICE and JOHN F. KLAIss, citizens of the United States, residing; at Bloomville, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Rack, of which the following is a specification.'

This invention relates to racks lmore especially of that class which are adapted for holding articles such as goods and clothing to be displayed in stores or windows or to be dried; and the object of the same is to effect certain improvements in devices of this character.

To this end the inventionconsists in the details of construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings, where- Figure l is an elevation of our improved rack with some of the arms in lowered position, and showing articles hung upon certain of the other arms. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a modification of the invention.

Referring-to the said drawings, the letter B designates a base, which in the present instance is composed of three feet or legs, forming a tripod and supporting thelower hub H. Above the same is an upright U, having formedupon its body two other similar hubs Il and H, and the lower end of this upright is pivotally mounted in the lower hub H, as seen in Fig. 2. The upper end of the upright is of any suitable fanciful design, or it may be considerably extended and may carry more hubs, as will be understood.

In the hubs are formed horizontal holes or openings O, beneath which elongated loops L project outwardly, as shown. A are arms whose inner ends are adapted to fit said openings, and depending from these arms near their inner ends are short loops or eyes I, which are loosely linked into those lettered L. From this constructioniJ will be seen that the arms when inserted in the openings project horizontally from the hubs, butwhen drawn from said openingsthe eyes I move outwardly on the loops L until the inner ends of the arms disengage the openings, when the arms will fall to a vertical pendent position, as will be obvious.

The articles to be displayed or dried are hung upon the arms in a manner which will be clear. The lower hub preferably has three arms, one between each two feet ofthe tripod, whereas the hubs on the upright may have a greater number. In the present instance we have shown eight, four arranged at quartering points in a plane slightly below and alternating with four others, and this permits the arms in the upper plane to hang between those in the lower when not in use.

By a slight modification the upright may be made in several sections, all of which may revolve upon a single standard, and various other changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may b e adopted without departing from the spirit of our invention.

The upright U is provided in its lower end with a socket to receive a short standard I, which is provided at its lower end with ahead 2, and is secured in a central bore of the hub I-I.

In Fig. 3 the upright is composed of separate hub-sections independently rotatably mounted on a standard 3, which is secured to tral bores of the hub-sections.

Vhat is claimed as new is- The herein-described rack, the same comprising a base supporting a lower hub, a rotating upright rising from saidhub and itself having other hubs, all said hubs heilig provided withv radial openings, elongated radial loops beneath said openings, the openings and loops of the upper hubs being arranged in two planes and alternating circumferentially, arms whose innerends removably iit said openings, depending eyes on said arms near their inner ends loosely linked into said loops, and the standard provided at its lower end with a head and arranged in a central opening of the hub and extending upward and arranged in a central bore of the upright, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

SARAH M. PRICE. JOHN F. KLAISS. Titnessesz J. W. SNYDER,

J. A. KLA?.

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